Sea and Coast

What gives Sea and Coast a decided edge over other maritime media houses is its high proficiency over the subject matter, exclusive coverage of policymakers, and the ability to bring all stakeholders of the industry on a common platform to deliberate and find solutions. Another key difference is their editorial board’s nimble nature and agile operations. They believe in questioning and also being questioned.

Shore Up

Sea and Coast is not just another magazine; it is India’s first and only magazine which covers Maritime, Shipping, Offshore, Oil & Gas, and Naval News. They’re also the official media partner of the National Maritime Foundation (top maritime think-tank) and have one of the most illustrious advisory boards with names like Admiral R K Dhowan (Retd.) PVSM, AVSM, YSM, Former-Chairman National Maritime Foundation, and Former Chief of the Naval Staff on it. (complete list at the bottom)

But these accolades are not what Amit does it for. He does it for the seafarer who goes on board for a long length of time and is away from friends and family. “They carry it [the Sea and Coast magazine] with them in their bag packs, so that they can read those during the leisurely time at high seas and feel like there’s someone out there who is looking out for them,” says Amit with the pure mirth in his voice. Amit Kumar’s priority is to bring the maritime world together and encourage the adoption of best practices in the industry. To the dreamer—Amit, Sea and Coast is more than a media house; it is a realisation of collective dreams.

All Hands on Deck

Sea and Coast is taking up newer endeavours to bring the shipping community together like in September of 2019, the media house conducted a path-breaking seminar in Delhi themed ‘Maritime Safety and Harnessing the Blue Economy — Challenges and Opportunities for Maritime India’. The organization has a lot of other outreach programmes in the pipeline. The whole Sea and Coast Team is working extremely hard every day to connect the industry and bring the revolution they set out to.

The Sea and Coast vessel has just set sail. Their voyage has just begun and there’s a lot more water to cover. And nothing is going to anchor down the passionate Amit Kumar.

The Sea and Coast Advisory Board

Admiral R K Dhowan (Retd.), PVSM, AVSM, YSM, Former-Chairman, National Maritime Foundation; Former Chief of the Naval Staff

Dr. Malini V. Shankar (IAS), Chairman of National Shipping Board; Former Director General of Shipping Member: Board of Governors, World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden

Shekhar Mittal, (RADM) Ex-Chairman & Managing Director of Goa Shipyard; Rear Admiral(Retd.) Indian Navy

Dr. Arnab Das (cdr), Founder & Director, Maritime Research Centre (MRC); Pr. at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune

Admiral Jayanath Colombage (Former Sri Lankan Navy Chief)—Admiral; Professor RSP, VSV, USP, RCDS, PSc, MSc, MA, Dip in IR, Dip in CR, FNI

Shekhar Dutt, Ex-governor of Chhattisgarh; former IAS Officer & Secretary in the Ministry of Defence(GOI); Former DY NSA

Dr. Sadanand Gupta, Deputy Collector, UP

Dr. Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director, International Association of Ports and Harbor

Chirag Bahri, Director of Regions, ISWAN

Capt. Radhika Menon, India’s First Female Merchant-Navy Captain, and the World’s First Woman Captain to Receive an IMO Award and Suneeti Bala, India’s First Female Merchant-Navy Chief-Engineer

Eyal P***o, CDR (Retd.) Maritime Cyber and Security Senior Consultant; PhD Candidate for Naval Strategy—Israel